When Disaster Strikes... studio album by American rapper and record producer Busta Rhymes , released by Elektra on September 16, 1997.[ 1] [deprecated source The album follows the same theme as The Coming US Billboard 200 album chart, and peaked at the top spot on the Top R&B Albums chart.
When Disaster Strikes... Released September 16, 1997[ 1] [deprecated source Studio
Soundtrack Studios, New York City
Daddy's House Studios, New York City
Sound Techniques, Boston, Massachusetts Genre Hip hop Length 76 :07 Label Producer
The album was supported by three singles: "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See ", "Dangerous ", and "Turn It Up " – the latter two which found chart success on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The album's lead single , "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See" (notable for its music video that lampooned the 1988 film Coming to America Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance at the 40th Grammy Awards in 1998.[ 2] [ 13] 41st Grammy Awards the following year.
Busta Rhymes dedicated the album to late friend and fellow rapper the Notorious B.I.G. , who had been an inspiration in the making of the album.[ 14]
When Disaster Strikes... debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200[ 15] [ 15] platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of over one million copies in the United States.[ 16]
Fellow rapper and friend Talib Kweli included When Disaster Strikes in his list of the 100 best hip hop albums of all time.[ 17]
For the 20th anniversary of the album, Busta Rhymes said he’s very pleased about “When Disaster Strikes“:
“I feel extremely great about that album. I feel great about all of my albums, and particularly that album. It was my sophomore jinx album where everybody was like, ‘We don’t wanna hear another album if he doesn’t switch it up,’ ‘Can he do it again?’ All of that talk was happening. But that album solidified my legacy.“[ 18]
When Disaster Strikes... track listingTitle Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Intro" Trevor Smith 4:45 2. "The Whole World Lookin' at Me" DJ Scratch 3:26 3. "Survival Hungry" DJ Scratch 3:26 4. "When Disaster Strikes" DJ Scratch 3:25 5. "So Hardcore" The Ummah (Jay Dee )4:51 6. "Get High Tonight" DJ Scratch 3:51 7. "Turn It Up " Busta Rhymes 4:11 8. "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See " T. Smith Darrol Durant Roger Munroe 3:14 9. "It's All Good" Latief 3:02 10. "There's Not a Problem My Squad Can't Fix" (featuring Jamal ) Busta Rhymes 5:56 11. "We Could Take It Outside" (featuring the Flipmode Squad ) DJ Scratch 4:47 12. "Rhymes Galore" 2:33 13. "Things We Be Doin' for Money, Part 1" T. Smith Easy Mo Bee 3:18 14. "Things We Be Doin' for Money, Part 2" (featuring Rampage , Anthony Hamilton , and the Chosen Generation) 4:56 15. "One " (featuring Erykah Badu ) Rockwilder 4:38 16. "Dangerous " Rashad Smith 3:37 17. "The Body Rock" (featuring Rampage , Sean "Puffy" Combs , and Mase ) Sean "Puffy" Combs 5:33 18. "Get Off My Block" (featuring Lord Have Mercy) DJ Scratch 3:58 19. "Preparation for the Final World Front (Outro)" T. Smith DJ Scratch 2:31
^[a] ^[b] On US versions of the album, "It's All Good" is excluded from the tracklist.
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